ABC News: Health

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Cancer Treatment Grant Last Updated: 6:44 PM 08/19/08 - Hampton University and Eastern Virginia Medical School are using a grant to improve cancer treatment. (Full Story)

Link to Traces of Arsenic and Diabetes Last Updated: 5:55 PM 08/19/08 - A new study suggests a possible link between low-level exposure to arsenic and Type 2 diabetes. (Full Story)

W.V. High on Obestity List Last Updated: 11:22 AM 08/19/08 - A new report says Mississippi again is America's fattest state, and adult obesity rates across the nation are on a steady climb. (Full Story)

Community Health Center's New Funding Last Updated: 8:08 AM 08/19/08 - U.S. Representative Bob Goodlatte has announced federal funding to support a local Harrisonburg Community Health Center. (Full Story)

Health Center Getting Federal Money Last Updated: 11:52 AM 08/18/08 - Representative Bob Goodlatte (R-6th) has announced new federal funding to support a local community health center. (Full Story)

What's Going Around 8-13 Last Updated: 3:16 PM 08/14/08 - An alert has been issued to watch for severe gastroenteritis due to E. coli. (Full Story)

Likelihood of Living with Smokers Last Updated: 6:08 PM 08/13/08 - Low-income West Virginia children enrolled in a state nutrition program are more likely to be exposed to smoking at home than their counterparts throughout the United States. (Full Story)

More Low Birth Weight Babies Last Updated: 5:28 PM 08/13/08 - The percentage of low birth weight babies born in West Virginia continues to outpace the national average. (Full Story)

Low-Income Obestity Rates in W.V. Last Updated: 5:26 PM 08/13/08 - A study of low-income kids enrolled in West Virginia's Women, Infants and Children program shows that the Mountain State has a lower-than-national average of overweight children. (Full Story)

Overweight But Heart Healthy? Last Updated: 6:11 PM 08/11/08 - A new study shows people can be overweight and still be otherwise healthy. (Full Story)

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